EXCPT Study Guide: Questions & Answers
How many people with blindness see absolutely nothing at all? - ANSWER:20%
How many people live with visual impairments across the world? - ANSWER:285 Million
Approx. how many people with this impairment live in low/middle income countries? - ANSWER:90%
How much of this worldwide impairment is treatable? - ANSWER:80%
How can students with blindness be assisted during classroom testing? - ANSWER:All of the above
How can blindness be most accurately defined? - ANSWER:A visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better
eye after correction with glasses or contact lenses, or a restricted field of vision of 20 degrees or less
What is one of the leading causes of visual impairment? - ANSWER:Head/facial injury
How does people-first language pertain to blindness most accurately? - ANSWER:The student who is
blind
How many students with visual impairments spend time in a regular classroom daily? - ANSWER:75%
What is the most realistic accommodation for a student with minor visual impairment reading a page for
homework? - ANSWER:Magnification of the words on the page
Early childhood intervention consists of... - ANSWER:All of the above
Early intervention is most effective when... - ANSWER:There is high intensity intervention and high
participation
Which is NOT an outcome of early intervention? - ANSWER:Prepare children for a life of dependence and
assisted living
What does IFSP stand for? - ANSWER:Individualized Family Services Plan
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an IFSP? - ANSWER:Child is the only recipient of the
services
What % of preschool children with disabilities were served in 2000? - ANSWER:70%
How many hours after birth is a newborn blood screening test performed? - ANSWER:24-48
What is the definition of an embedded learning opportunity? - ANSWER:To embed brief systematic
instructions that focus on a child's IEP objectives in the context of naturally occurring classroom activities
Which choice is an adequate accommodation to help young children with developmental disabilities? -
ANSWER:Changing the duration or sequence of activities
What is the most effective service delivery alternative? - ANSWER:Family based programs
, How soon can early intervention services begin? - ANSWER:Before completion of IFSP with parental
consent
What is the definition of cerebral palsy? - ANSWER:A disorder of voluntary movement and posture.
What is the prevalence of children with cerebral palsy who have cognitive impairments? - ANSWER:23% -
44%
In most cases, cerebral palsy is detected when the child is 2 to 3 years old. - ANSWER:True
What is considered a cause of cerebral palsy? - ANSWER:All of the above
Epilepsy is a disease. - ANSWER:False
Aura is a warning sensation that enables a child to leave the class before a seizure occurs. -
ANSWER:True
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affects everyone, boys and girls. - ANSWER:False
Which of the muscles are usually the last to be affected in DMD? - ANSWER:Hands and fingers
What are the treatments to stop or reverse any form of muscular dystrophy? - ANSWER:No known
treatment exists
Under IDEA, what is the common clause that defines physical disabilities and health impairments? -
ANSWER:That adversely affects a child's educational performance
Which of the following is a indication of giftedness - ANSWER:High sensory activity
All but which of the following are characteristics of giftedness: - ANSWER:Starts talking at 8 months of
age
Fluency is - ANSWER:A performance measure that includes both the accuracy and rate with which a skill
is performed.
Elaboration is - ANSWER:The individual provides details
All but which of the following are accommodations for gifted students- - ANSWER:Safety room
Acceleration is the general term for a variety of methods for increasing the speed with which a student
moves through curriculum content - ANSWER:True
Enrichment enables students to probe or study specific subject matter, topic of interest, or a discipline at
a greater detail and depth than would occur in the standard curriculum. - ANSWER:True
A Tiered Lesson removes the gifted student from the classroom and requires the student to work in
seclusion. - ANSWER:False
There are no ways in which to alter lesson plans to keep gifted student in the Gen. Ed. setting. -
ANSWER:False
Gifted students always have autism spectrum disorder. - ANSWER:False
ASL is the universal language used in the deaf community. - ANSWER:True
How many people with blindness see absolutely nothing at all? - ANSWER:20%
How many people live with visual impairments across the world? - ANSWER:285 Million
Approx. how many people with this impairment live in low/middle income countries? - ANSWER:90%
How much of this worldwide impairment is treatable? - ANSWER:80%
How can students with blindness be assisted during classroom testing? - ANSWER:All of the above
How can blindness be most accurately defined? - ANSWER:A visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better
eye after correction with glasses or contact lenses, or a restricted field of vision of 20 degrees or less
What is one of the leading causes of visual impairment? - ANSWER:Head/facial injury
How does people-first language pertain to blindness most accurately? - ANSWER:The student who is
blind
How many students with visual impairments spend time in a regular classroom daily? - ANSWER:75%
What is the most realistic accommodation for a student with minor visual impairment reading a page for
homework? - ANSWER:Magnification of the words on the page
Early childhood intervention consists of... - ANSWER:All of the above
Early intervention is most effective when... - ANSWER:There is high intensity intervention and high
participation
Which is NOT an outcome of early intervention? - ANSWER:Prepare children for a life of dependence and
assisted living
What does IFSP stand for? - ANSWER:Individualized Family Services Plan
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an IFSP? - ANSWER:Child is the only recipient of the
services
What % of preschool children with disabilities were served in 2000? - ANSWER:70%
How many hours after birth is a newborn blood screening test performed? - ANSWER:24-48
What is the definition of an embedded learning opportunity? - ANSWER:To embed brief systematic
instructions that focus on a child's IEP objectives in the context of naturally occurring classroom activities
Which choice is an adequate accommodation to help young children with developmental disabilities? -
ANSWER:Changing the duration or sequence of activities
What is the most effective service delivery alternative? - ANSWER:Family based programs
, How soon can early intervention services begin? - ANSWER:Before completion of IFSP with parental
consent
What is the definition of cerebral palsy? - ANSWER:A disorder of voluntary movement and posture.
What is the prevalence of children with cerebral palsy who have cognitive impairments? - ANSWER:23% -
44%
In most cases, cerebral palsy is detected when the child is 2 to 3 years old. - ANSWER:True
What is considered a cause of cerebral palsy? - ANSWER:All of the above
Epilepsy is a disease. - ANSWER:False
Aura is a warning sensation that enables a child to leave the class before a seizure occurs. -
ANSWER:True
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affects everyone, boys and girls. - ANSWER:False
Which of the muscles are usually the last to be affected in DMD? - ANSWER:Hands and fingers
What are the treatments to stop or reverse any form of muscular dystrophy? - ANSWER:No known
treatment exists
Under IDEA, what is the common clause that defines physical disabilities and health impairments? -
ANSWER:That adversely affects a child's educational performance
Which of the following is a indication of giftedness - ANSWER:High sensory activity
All but which of the following are characteristics of giftedness: - ANSWER:Starts talking at 8 months of
age
Fluency is - ANSWER:A performance measure that includes both the accuracy and rate with which a skill
is performed.
Elaboration is - ANSWER:The individual provides details
All but which of the following are accommodations for gifted students- - ANSWER:Safety room
Acceleration is the general term for a variety of methods for increasing the speed with which a student
moves through curriculum content - ANSWER:True
Enrichment enables students to probe or study specific subject matter, topic of interest, or a discipline at
a greater detail and depth than would occur in the standard curriculum. - ANSWER:True
A Tiered Lesson removes the gifted student from the classroom and requires the student to work in
seclusion. - ANSWER:False
There are no ways in which to alter lesson plans to keep gifted student in the Gen. Ed. setting. -
ANSWER:False
Gifted students always have autism spectrum disorder. - ANSWER:False
ASL is the universal language used in the deaf community. - ANSWER:True
